front plate

[3r!c84]

i know this is dumb but what do you guys use to put on a front plate on your trucks?

isnt there a plastic clip you but in and run a screw threw

[Keith Seymore]

Yep.

There's a little nylon insert that goes into the square holes in the bumper, then you shoot the screw into that.

Should be available at any auto/hardware store.

K

[3r!c84]

thanks Keith
my dad was just saying to run a bolt and nut in there lol

[bumslie75]

Thats how there on my 87 bolt with a nut on it

[Mr.Scary]

ethier way it should work and not unless someone is really payin close attention 2 ur truck they wont kno. LOL

[3r!c84]

lol yeah, its done we got tthe lil clips at the hardware store.il post a pic later

[texasfunk]

yea, nut and bolt work, but i find it an inconvenience to have to reach back there to hold em

[3r!c84]

here ya go

[68Timber]

AutoZone or any parts house has those. Square white plastic that you plug into the holes with screws to hold the tag.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

here ya go

Excellent choice! I found one at a swap meet a week or two ago and stuck it on there:

[3r!c84]

i got the plastic clips on there

[68Timber]

I like the tag you chose. A friend is running an older version of the same tag on his 68 Corvette. We'd both decided to run something "era appropriate".

[3r!c84]

yeah all my uncles have it on there older chevy cars.

if anyone knows the reasoning behind the usa1, let me know

i kinda have a guess what it means but idk

[Krilix]

Hey now im sportin the nut and bolt no glorifying of plastic inserts now please. ;o

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

if anyone knows the reasoning behind the usa1, let me know

I think it's a combination of two previous marketing campaigns:

You might remember the whole "See the USA in your Chevrolet" with Dinah Shore (I know you weren't around, but it's very historic)....

Then, after that, there was a move to "Chevrolet: The Number 1 Team".

Combined with national advertising, back in the day when there were only three channels on TV, they usually would blanket the country with corresponding trinkets like tie tacks, cufflinks, notepads, etc and (you guessed it) license plates.

I think the USA1 theme is the natural combination of those two previous marketing efforts, the obvious conclusion being "....Chevrolet is the number one brand in the USA...", which - it was. At one time the Chevrolet brand alone held over 30% market share in the US (which at that time was the only region that mattered).

K

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

yeah all my uncles have it on there older chevy cars.

if anyone knows the reasoning behind the usa1, let me know

i kinda have a guess what it means but idk

Used to be the plate number on the presidents car around 1976 and the bicentennial. Don't know if they still do that.

[3r!c84]

lol didnt want it to mess up my new bumper

[MJN]

My front plate is bolted to this, which is bolted to the bumper.
http://www.foldawaystep.com/products.html

I know it's not what you're lookin for but it sure comes in handy!

[3r!c84]

wow can you say ugly!!!!! haha

[MJN]

Yeah, they look better with a plate on them.

[3r!c84]

nice looking truck btw.how do the bumper pull up like that? some one put a tow hook there to pull it out??

[MJN]

Thanks, I'm not sure how it bent but I wouldn't doubt someone chained onto it at one time, thats how I got it with a parts truck. It was the best one I had at the time, but I changed it a couple years ago with a nicer straight one.

[3r!c84]

nice i allways see the pulled up on the bumpers at the junkyards

[Krilix]

;p

[3r!c84]

thanks Keith. and yeah i wasn't around during that time.and **** my truck is older then me lol but i do know it was a historic time.

i had a chose of one like yours too.

i allso like the black chevy heartbeat of America plates too but it wouldnt go well with my silver truck